Meg Munn: It is enormously important to understand that the pay gap is different for different groups of women, and my hon. Friend rightly identified the problem for certain groups of minority ethnic women. She will know that the Equal Opportunities Commission has undertaken an inquiry into precisely that issue, and we look forward to its report. The Government will look at the way in which we need to tackle the issue in relation to different groups of women in our response to the women and work commission.

Meg Munn: I thank my hon. Friend for that question. It is enormously important to understand that the pay gap is differential in relation to different groups of women. She rightly identified the problems in relation to certain groups of minority ethnic women. She will know that the Equal Opportunities Commission is currently undertaking an inquiry into precisely this issue. We are looking forward to the outcome of its report. We, the Government, will be examining how we need to tackle the issue as it affects different groups of women in our response to the women and work commission.